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Thailand bans toy-bearing crane machines as illegal gambling games. All over the planet, children (and even some adults) delight in the chance to win a cheap but lovable toy from a claw machine. You’ll find these crane-based, prize-bearing encasements in arcades, malls and department stores worldwide. Or at least, you once did. Don’t expect...

How to play 6 Card PLO, the newest online poker game at PokerStars. It’s not often a new poker variant comes along. Well, that’s not exactly true. New poker games are being conceived all the time, but it is rare that one makes it any further than the cutting room floor. The executives over...

Fall in love with Divine Fortune Mega Jackpot, just like these two ‘divinely fortunate’ winners did on Valentine’s Day 2020! Ahhh, February 14 – the universal day of love. We don’t all celebrate it. Not everyone has a significant when that annual date arrives on the calendar. For those who do, they share in...

Another class action lawsuit is aimed at Canada’s VLT slot machines. Corina Riesebos of Kelowna, BC has filed class action against the British Columbia Lottery Corp (BCLC). The lawsuit targets “video lottery terminals” and “electronic gambling devices”; the most common type of gambling game found in slots parlors and community gaming facilities throughout the...

PokerStars founder voluntarily faces 9-year-old money laundering and illegal online gambling charges in US. It seems so long ago now – the day forever embossed into the hearts of the online poker community as ‘Black Friday’. April 15, 2011. That was the day the US government cracked down on the world’s largest internet gambling...

Flutter+Stars 40% share of UK sports betting market raises CMA flag. Mergers and acquisitions are nothing new to the online gambling industry, especially in this day and age. Consistently tighter regulations are market saturation are sending even the largest operators shuffling for more profitable business models. For two of the UK’s absolute largest brands,...

Microgaming Bar to debut a host of new online slots for 2020. The ICE Totally Gaming expo is a staple event for the iGaming industry’s digital software studios. It is the world’s foremost annual convention for online slot development labs. Industry leaders come to show off their latest and greatest wares. Worthy startups gain...

Evolution introduces Live Lightning Baccarat, the latest and greatest multiplier-striking live dealer casino game. Evolution Gaming has made a lot of waves in the iGaming industry over the years, especially when it comes to innovative game mechanics. It began with their first outside-the-box launch of the Dream Catcher Lucky Wheel game in 2017. Many...

Modernization in Moderation: Awaiting the AGLC’s pragmatic approach to an Alberta online casino launch. It was about this time last year when the headlines across Alberta were all abuzz with the news that the province may soon join the iGaming race. In mid-January of 2019, the regulators of Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC)...

The government of Ontario and city of Toronto recognize this need. A few years back, they agreed to an expansion at Woodbine that would see all of this, and more. As construction gets underway, new and exciting announcements are being made, including the introduction of the city’s first live dealer table games, and a...